Survivor: New Zealand is the twenty-second season of the second generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which began on February 16, 2015, and ended with a live reunion on March 25, 2015.
It ended with John B. defeating Ethan H. and Joe E. at the Final Tribal Council in a 4-3 vote. At the Reunion, Nathan won Fan Favorite.
Production[]
This season features eighteen former castaways, divided into three tribes of six. They have all only played once before, with the exception of two people, and are this season divided into tribes based on three categories. Pre-merge boots ("Failures"), those who made the Final 3/2 ("Finalists"), and a selection of popular castaways ("Favorites"). The tribes for this season are named after places in New Zealand. The tribes are Kaota, wearing orange, Mamoe, in dark purple, and Takoto, with dark green. On Day 8, the tribes merged into Akarana, wearing red.
The entire cast of returning players were hand-picked by the host this season. The castaways were chosen for fitting one of the three divisional categories of the season - Failures, Finalists and Favorites. The full cast of 18 and tribal designations were revealed on February 8, 2015.
Twists[]
- Failures vs. Finalists vs. Favorites: The tribes were divided by three distinct categories this season. Pre-merge boot failures (Kaota), past season finalists (Mamoe), and an arrangement of favorite castaways (Takoto).
- Risky Reward: Castaways had the opportunity to trade in their tribe's chance at immunity for a shared hidden immunity idol before the first challenge of the season. If two people from the same tribe decided to take an idol together, then one member of that tribe would have been forced to sit out for two challenges. It's a choice between keeping the tribe safe, or risking that for your own gains.
- Reverse & Revoke: Returning twist from Jan Mayen. On Day 1, the basic Survivor pre-merge format was reversed, so that the players voted first, and then did the challenge after. All castaways were required to send in votes for who they wished to be voted out, with the challenge then deciding which of the two electives for elimination stays, and which of the two goes home.
- Three-Tribe Format: For the first time since Reclamation, the castaways were divided into three tribes instead of the usual two.
- Returning Players: This season, eighteen returnees were all specifically selected to fit the three categories for this season. They have all only played once before, except Chris and Ryan, who have played twice before.
- Tribe Switch: On Day 5, the Kaota, Mamoe and Takoto tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes. The Kaota tribe was dismantled in this switch, leaving only Mamoe and Takoto.
- Hidden Immunity Idols: Due to the Risky Reward twist, the only idols in the game this season were the ones shared by the people who took the offer of trading tribe safety for their own.
Contestants[]
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
Matt F. 19, Light Green Jan Mayen |
Kaota | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
4 | |||
Benny R. 18, Black Jordan |
Kaota | 2nd Voted Out Day 2 |
12 | |||
Adam A. 15, Yellow Great Britain |
Mamoe | 3rd Voted Out Day 3 |
3 | |||
Natalie S. 18, Blue Reclamation |
Kaota | Eliminated3 Day 4 |
2 | |||
Kamani R. 14, Yellow Cursed Hand |
Takoto | Takoto | 4th Voted Out Day 5 |
4 | ||
Ryan W. 15, Yellow Seychelles & Myanmar |
Mamoe | Takoto | 5th Voted Out Day 6 |
9 | ||
Matthew S. 15, Brown Caicos Islands |
Mamoe | Takoto | 6th Voted Out Day 7 |
1 | ||
Sim S. 16, Blue Vietnam |
Mamoe | Mamoe | Akarana | Quit Day 8 |
0 | |
Nathan D. 17, Red Reclamation |
Takoto | Takoto | 7th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 8 |
44 | ||
Bennett C. 17, Brown Seychelles |
Takoto | Takoto | 8th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 9 |
65 | ||
Cedric T. 19, TV Star Vietnam |
Takoto | Takoto | 9th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 10 |
7 | ||
Marshal M. 16, Orange Eritrea |
Kaota | Mamoe | 10th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 11 |
72 | ||
Robby J. 14, Blue Bingo vs. Suitman |
Takoto | Mamoe | 11th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 12 |
46 | ||
Chris B. 16, Black Brazil & All-Stars |
Mamoe | Takoto | 12th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 13 |
66 | ||
Jordan M. 17, Light Green Caicos Islands |
Kaota | Mamoe | Eliminated7 7th Jury Member Day 13 |
4 | ||
Joe E. 17, Silver Reclamation |
Mamoe | Mamoe | Third Place | 2 | ||
Ethan H. 16, Gold Eritrea |
Takoto | Mamoe | Runner-up | 9 | ||
John B. 19, Light Green Bingo vs. Suitman |
Kaota | Mamoe | Sole Survivor | 21 |
The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway received during Tribal Councils where the castaway was eligible to be voted out of the game, excluding tiebreakers. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.
^1 Natalie played a hidden immunity idol on John, therefore 3 votes against John were not counted.
^2 Benny was voted out in a 3-0 tiebreaker vote between himself and Marshal. In the initial vote, Benny and Marshal received one vote each.
^3 Natalie was voted out after a 2-2 tie between herself and Marshal. Since there were only four voters, they both drew rocks to determine who was eliminated. Natalie drew the purple rock and was eliminated.
^4 Nathan played a hidden immunity idol, therefore 4 votes against him were not counted.
^5 Bennett played a hidden immunity idol, therefore 6 votes against him were not counted.
^6 Robby was voted out in a 3-1 tiebreaker vote between himself and Chris. In the initial vote, Robby and Chris received three votes each.
^7 Jordan was voted out after a 2-2 tie between himself and Ethan. Since there were only four voters, they both drew rocks to determine who was eliminated. Jordan drew the purple rock and was eliminated.
The Game[]
Episode | Air Date | Immunity | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | |
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1 | "That Was Quite the Icebreaker" | February 16, 2015 | Takoto | Matt | 4-2 | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
Mamoe | ||||||
2 | "Robby Heart Throbby" | February 17, 2015 | Takoto | Benny | 1-1-02 3-01 |
2nd Voted Out Day 2 |
Mamoe | ||||||
3 | "Options are Limited" | February 21, 2015 | Kaota | Adam | 3-2-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 3 |
Takoto | ||||||
4 | "Blowing a Kiss For the Hate" | February 26, 2015 | Mamoe | Natalie | 2-2 Tiebreaker3 |
Eliminated Day 4 |
Takoto | ||||||
5 | "The Boring Stain Bears" | February 28, 2015 | Mamoe | Kamani | 4-3 | 4th Voted Out Day 5 |
6 | "Ugly Ass Rodent" | March 1, 2015 | Mamoe | Ryan | 5-1 | 5th Voted Out Day 6 |
7 | "Thank Jesus Hallelujah!" | March 2, 2015 | Mamoe | Matthew | 1-04 | 6th Voted Out Day 7 |
8 | "I'm Not Entirely a Failure" | March 7, 2015 | Ethan | Sim | No Vote | Quit Day 8 |
Nathan | 3-1-05 | 7th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 8 | ||||
9 | "Better Than Spam" | March 9, 2015 | Robby | Bennett | 6-3 | 8th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 9 |
10 | "Juicy Plans and Stuff Like That" | March 11, 2015 | Robby | Cedric | 7-1 | 9th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 10 |
11 | "That One Crazy Uncle" | March 18, 2015 | Robby | Marshal | 4-3 | 10th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 11 |
12 | "Anyone Can Win" | March 21, 2015 | Joe | Robby | 3-3 3-11 |
11th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 12 |
13 | "My Parents Want to Go to Olive Garden" | March 24, 2015 | Ethan | Chris | 3-2 | 12th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 13 |
John | Jordan | 2-2 Tiebreaker3 |
Eliminated 7th Jury Member Day 13 | |||
Reunion Show | March 25, 2015 | Jury Vote | Joe | 4-3-0 | Third Place | |
Ethan | Runner-up | |||||
John | Sole Survivor |
^1 Due to a tie, there was a re-vote between the tied players.
^2 Natalie played a hidden immunity idol on John, therefore 3 votes against John were not counted.
^3 Following a tie vote featuring only four castaways, the two tied castaways were forced to pick rocks to decide who would go home, with a 50/50 chance of survival.
^4 Nathan played a hidden immunity idol, therefore 4 votes against him were not counted.
^5 Bennett played a hidden immunity idol, therefore 6 votes against him were not counted.
Voting Table[]
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Merged Tribe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
Eliminated: | Matt |
Benny |
Adam |
Natalie |
Kamani |
Ryan |
Matthew |
Sim |
Nathan |
Bennett |
Cedric |
Marshal |
Robby |
Chris |
Jordan |
Joe |
Ethan |
John | |||||
Vote: | 4-2 | 1-1-01 | 3-0 | 3-2-1 | 2-2 | No Vote2 | 4-3 | 5-1 | 1-03 | No Vote | 3-1-04 | 6-3 | 7-1 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-2 | No Vote5 | 4-3-0 | |||
►► | John | Jordan | Benny | Benny | — | Marshal | — | — | — | — | — | Bennett | Cedric | Ethan | Robby | Robby | Chris | Ethan | — | Jury Vote | |||
►► | Ethan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bennett | Cedric | Marshal | Chris | Chris | Chris | Jordan | — | ||||
►► | Joe | — | — | — | Adam | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nathan | Ethan | Cedric | Marshal | Chris | Robby | John | Jordan | — | |||
►► | Jordan | Matt | Benny | — | Natalie | — | — | — | — | — | Bennett | Cedric | Ethan | Robby | Robby | Chris | Ethan | Eliminated | John | ||||
►► | Chris | — | — | — | Adam | — | — | Kamani | Nathan | — | Nathan | Ethan | Cedric | Marshal | Robby | None | John | John | |||||
►► | Robby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bennett | Cedric | Marshal | Chris | None | Ethan | ||||||
►► | Marshal | Matt | None | — | Natalie | — | — | — | — | — | Bennett | Cedric | Ethan | Ethan | |||||||||
►► | Cedric | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kamani | Ryan | — | Robby | Ethan | Ethan | John | |||||||||
►► | Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kamani | Ryan | — | Nathan | S-V | John | ||||||||||
►► | Nathan | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ryan | Ryan | Matthew | — | Ethan | |||||||||||
►► | Sim | — | — | — | Adam | — | — | — | — | — | Quit | ||||||||||||
► | Matthew | — | — | — | Joe | — | — | Kamani | Ryan | ||||||||||||||
► | Ryan | — | — | — | S-V | — | — | S-V | S-V | ||||||||||||||
► | Kamani | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ryan | |||||||||||||||
Natalie | Matt | Marshal | Benny | — | Marshal | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
Adam | — | — | — | Joe | |||||||||||||||||||
Benny | Matt | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Matt | Jordan |
^1 Natalie played a hidden immunity idol on John, therefore 3 votes against John were not counted.
^2 Natalie was voted out after a 2-2 tie between herself and Marshal. Since there were only four voters, they both drew rocks to determine who was eliminated. Natalie drew the purple rock and was eliminated.
^3 Nathan played a hidden immunity idol, therefore 4 votes against him were not counted.
^4 Bennett played a hidden immunity idol, therefore 6 votes against him were not counted.
Returning Players[]
Season | Castaways | ||||||||||||
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Ethan H. |
Joe E. |
Jordan M. |
Robby J. | ||||||||||
John B. |
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Robby J. |
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Matt F. |
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Joe E. |
Matt F. |
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Natalie S. |
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Ethan H. |
Joe E. |
Robby J. |
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John B. |
Gallery[]
Suitman's Survivor Seasons | |||||
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Mongolia • Saint Lucia • Brazil • Great Britain • Jordan • All-Stars • Venezuela • Caicos Islands • East Timor • Seychelles Brunei • Friends vs. Favorites • Vietnam • Occultus Island • Moral vs. Merciless • Cursed Hand • Reclamation • Second Chances Jan Mayen • Bingo vs. Suitman • Eritrea • New Zealand • Japan • Last Leap • Conqueror's Crusade • Bhutan Kiribati • Rejects vs. Royals • El Salvador • Polynesia • Kazakhstan • Unfinished Business • Puerto Rico • Ayia Thekla Solomon Islands • Worlds Collide • Honduras • Indonesia • Canary Islands • Entitled vs. Earned • Ragnarok |